Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of mild respiratory illness, sometimes referred to as "walking pneumonia." Symptom onset is "typically gradual," the CDC says. It can include fever, a cough, ...

FIVE AT 535. ON YOUR HEALTH. TONIGHT, A COUNTY IN OHIO SAYS IT’S SEEING A SURGE OF KIDS WITH PNEUMONIA. COULD AN OUTBREAK THERE SIGNAL THE START OF A NEW WAVE OF ILLNESSES HERE? WE’LL HERE WITH SOME ...

The large majority of cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in the United States remain sensitive to macrolide antibiotics, but resistance may be increasingly common, according to data from an ...

With fall here and winter in sight, it’s slowly getting more chilly. You know what that means—more illnesses getting passed around bacteria and viruses have started to pass from person to person. That ...

The Chinese Medical Association has released new guidelines in the journal Pediatric Investigation for diagnosing and treating Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. Addressing challenges like variable ...

A bacterial infection known as walking pneumonia is on the rise in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. Cases are particularly high among young children.

Over the past several weeks, you might have noticed a flurry of ominous headlines about “mysterious” or “unusual” outbreaks of childhood pneumonia and/or “white-lung syndrome” in China, Europe, and ...